Records & Statistics
The greatest feats in World Cup history
⚽ Goal Records
Most goals in a single World Cup
Just Fontaine (France)
13 goals (1958)
Most career World Cup goals
Miroslav Klose (Germany)
16 goals (2002-2014)
Most goals in a single match
Oleg Salenko (Russia)
5 goals vs Cameroon (1994)
Fastest goal
Hakan Şükür (Turkey)
11 seconds vs South Korea (2002)
Oldest goalscorer
Roger Milla (Cameroon)
42 years 39 days (1994)
Youngest goalscorer
Pelé (Brazil)
17 years 239 days (1958)
📊 Appearance & Tournament Records
Most World Cup appearances (player)
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
26 matches
Most World Cups participated (player)
Antonio Carbajal / Lothar Matthäus + others
5 tournaments
Most wins (country)
Brazil
5 titles (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
Most finals (country)
Germany
8 finals
Highest scoring final
Argentina vs France (2022)
3-3 (4-2 pen)
Largest margin in a final
Brazil 5-2 Sweden (1958)
3-goal margin